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Playing time picking up ...

Astros first. Jeremy Pena homers to center field. Jose Altuve grounds out to shortstop, Jace Jung to Colt Keith. Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. Christian Walker pops out to shallow infield to ...

Smith is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Tigers. Smith is just 4-for-22 at the plate since his two-homer game on April 18 and is now out of the lineup for the third time ...

Plus, some thoughts on Brendan Rodgers' future, Framber Valdez's trade value and what Yainer Diaz brings to the table.

Royals ninth. Maikel Garcia doubles to shallow left field. Cavan Biggio lines out to right center field to Cam Smith. Drew Waters triples to right field. Maikel Garcia scores. Hunter Renfroe pops out ...

The Houston Astros were reintroduced to vintage Seth Lugo on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals veteran ...

Altuve suggested a switch to Houston's lineup and called for the Astros to sign Jeremy Peña to a contract extension.

Early season swoons for the Houston Astros have become an annual fixture of the MLB season for the last few years, and 2025 has been no different. It took the Astros until April 18 and 19 to win ...

Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Pena drove in three runs apiece, and Chas McCormick went 3-for-4 with three runs scored for the ...

Early season swoons for the Houston Astros have become an annual ... There isn’t another player on the team -- other than Zach Dezenzo who has 24 plate appearances -- hitting at least ...